NWC holds off Hyaks

Scoring summary

ELLENSBURG – It took Northwest Christian three quarters to break away from the North Beach Hyaks on Saturday at Ellensburg High School. Once the Crusaders opened up some distance, they didn’t relent in a 58-49 2B boys regional win.

The teams played basically even for 22 minutes before a late third-period NWC (17-11) flurry opened up a seven-point lead.

Chris Hartis and Jeremiah Sander – who dominated in the paint all afternoon with a combined 31 points and 23 rebounds – each had key points during the surge.

A 3-pointer by Ryan Ricks – his only field goal of the contest – 22 seconds into the final period gave the Crusaders a 10-point lead and they never allowed the Hyaks to get closer than six the rest of the way.